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RIP: Bud Grant
Mar 11, 2023
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Committee Chairman
We lost another legend in the world of Pro Football with the passing of former Vikings Head Coach, Bud Grant, who passed away at the age of 95. Playing professionally in Philadelphia and Winnipeg in the CFL, Bud Grant went into coaching, first in Canada for the Blue Bombers where he won four Grey Cups. That type of success will get you noticed, and the closest NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings signed him as their Head Coach in 1967. Grant is still as of this writing the most successful Head Coach in Vikings history, winning the Coach of the Year…
Rey Mysterio named to the WWE Hall of Fame
Mar 11, 2023
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Committee Chairman
We are weeks away from Wrestlemania, but for us, the bigger component is that it is Hall of Fame season. Last night, on WWE Smackdown, Rey Mysterio, 49, who is an active competitor and looks to be in a major Wrestlemania match with his son, Dominik, was announced as the first member of the 2023 Class. From San Diego, Mysterio was born Oscar Gutierrez, and first wrestled at the age of 14. Taking the name of Rey Mysterio Jr., after his uncle, Rey Mysterio, he joined the leading Mexican promotion, AAA in 1992. He was an instant sensation with his…
RIP: Otis Taylor
Mar 11, 2023
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Committee Chairman
The Kansas City Chiefs lost one of their greats, with the passing of Otis Taylor, who died at the age of 80. He had been battling Dementia and Parkinson’s. A member of the Chiefs for all of his 11 NFL Seasons, Taylor was the player when Hall of Fame Quarterback Len Dawson was looking for a deep threat. In fact, it was Taylor who caught half of the passes for the Kansas City Chiefs in their Super Bowl IV victory. Taylor was a star in the AFL, and a big reason that the Chiefs were good. He was their top…
The World Golf Hall of Fame names the 2024 Class
Mar 09, 2023
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Committee Chairman
The World Golf Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2024 (yeah, this seems early, doesn’t it), which includes one of the most historic classes in recent memory. The 2024 Class of is: Johnny Farrell, U.S.A.: Farrell won 22 tournaments, including the 1928 U.S. Open. He also won three Ryder Cups (1927, 1929 & 1931). Beverly Hanson, U.S.A.: Hanson held 17 tournament wins, the most notable being the 1955 LPGA Championship. She also won the 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. Padraig Harrington, Ireland: Harrington won 21 tournaments (15 on the European Tour) and was the 2007 & 2008 Open Championship…
Our All Time Top 50 Colorado Rockies have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
Mar 09, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Colorado Rockies. As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 1. Advanced Statistics. 2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National…
Notinhalloffame NBA Cup Standings Update (230)
Mar 09, 2023
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Committee Chairman
If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NBA Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers. This is the third year that we have done this, and Denver’s Nikola Jokic won the first two. To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 100 Points, and tell all of you the top ten. We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward. Here…
Pau Gasol's number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 08, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, we are pleased to comment on the Los Angeles Lakers’ retirement of Pau Gasol’s number #16 last night. Debuting in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the 7’ 1” Center, becoming the first European to win the Rookie of the Year. An All-Star for Memphis in 2006, Gasol never had a year where his PPG…
Our All-Time Top 50 Milwaukee Brewers have been revised to reflect the 2022 Season
Mar 07, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Milwaukee Brewers. As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 1. Advanced Statistics. 2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 3. Playoff accomplishments. 4. Their…
Jose Bautista will enter the Blue Jays Circle of Excellence
Mar 06, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, that the Toronto Blue Jays will be inducting Jose Bautista into their Level of Excellence. Jose Bautista's success in emerging as one of the game's top power hitters might be one of the biggest “Where the hell did this come from?” stories in Baseball. Bautista was barely even a journeyman, playing briefly for Baltimore, Tampa Bay.…
Brianna Decker Retires
Mar 04, 2023
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Committee Chairman
One of the top female American hockey players is calling it a career, as Brianna Decker has announced that she is retiring from U.S.A. Hockey. Decker compiled 170 Points in 147 Games, and won Gold at the 2018 Olympics along with two Silvers (2014 & 2022). At the World Hockey Championships, Decker won Gold six times (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019) and Silver twice (2012 & 2021). Collegiately, she led the University of Wisconsin to a National Championship in 2011 and won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award the year after as the NCAA MVP. On a club level, she was…